Nifty chapter, though short. I knew they had to be fighting weakend, remember Yumichika had to request that the something or other be extended when Ikkaku was getting ass raped, I figure that meant increasing the amount of power the Shinigami could put out. This also means that Ikkaku is even more extremely badass or and/or the guy he fought wasn't much shit, since he annihilated him using sheer power with the restriction on. Hopefully this means Hitsugaya and Renji will actually win a fight.